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Best way to go IMHO is to find a wheel that provides a moderate to aggressive lower offset, Coilover suspension, Not springs! lol. Then go with a lower profile tire that is smaller than recomended, for ex: a 215/35/19 on a 10" rear would give you a pretty agrressive stretch. then test Fit. Hope that helps. Ive been playing with the stance thing for quite some time now. Pm me if you got some more questions.

If you don't want to lower your vehicle, you will possibly have a more obvious gap, due to more rim and less tire in your well, and the car will look worse than stock wheels, especially on the non sport models.

Best way is to slightly lower, and do the above three.

The moment you start playing with the camber adjusts, you risk excessive tire wear, and if your just a street driver, your not going to gain much. You will be more content with slightly lowering your car properly, giving you a lower center of gravity and better handling, you wont need more.

Ya, I think the 18" look much better than 17", but the ride IS a little better with the 17"

True statement, however choice of tires is huge on this. Getting the cheapest 18inch tires and comparing them to 17inch michelins will obviously have much more road noise, however a good set of 18 inch tires will be loads quieter and more performance oriented than some junker 17 inch tires, or even run flats.

The new 3 series that come with Run flats are bumpy, noisy, and terrible.

Pilots have always been my favorite, though expensive, worth the expense.
Making sure your alignment is on point will help prolong these expensive tires substantially.

There you go! In my opinion you can achieve "the look" with oem style rims. I've seen so many people grab x5 sport rims and slamming them onto e46 and they do look stunning. Just like Tampa said, right offset and "proper" size tires should do it. ))